Thanks for chiming in guys,
esshup - that hardware looks very well done compared to Playstar's commercial line and a price to reflect it. I have not pulled the trigger yet on purchasing the bracketry. I am hoping that something falls in my lap before I build...like, some stainless steel angles, bar stock, whatever. I sure would like to save several hundred dollars on bracketry. Who would have thought the stuff was so expensive after you added it all up.
RC - I hear you loud and clear! My mind is not made up, I'm just pinching pennies in my mind right now. The diagonal braces at both "T"s will be decked for use as extra room albeit not that much extra. 99% of the time it will be just me and the other % it will be me and a buddy. The wife and the chit chat will likely be done in the house, not while I'm fishing (unless she says otherwise)...LOL. At any rate, I look forward to building the dock one piece at a time as what I have sketched in my OP may look too big as it is in my little BOW. The above design is already 1/3 the length of my dam, but it will get me out to where I can fish most of the pond and allow for swimming in the deepest part. I suppose this design would allow for expansion down the road by adding another 4 x 12 section to the end making an 8 x 12 platform.
